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LETTERS FROM THE ROAD
LOAD PLACEMENT
You forgot to mention the most important / dangerous mistake when towing ( GoRV # 4 ) and that is the incorrect distribution of weight . It doesn ’ t just matter how much weight you carry but it does matter where you put it .
Wayne Sykes Via email
You ’ re right , Wayne . As you ’ d probably know , the heaviest items should be centred over the axles . And always load more towards the front than the rear . A caravan or camper trailer needs some nose weight for stability . – Ed
HOW SAFE ARE SAFETY CHAINS ?
After reading your article on safety chains ( GoRV # 3 ), I wonder if safety chains are really safe .
Has anyone experienced a loss of connection between van hitch and tow vehicle at speed ? Anyone who has experienced a sudden swerve correction will know what it feels like to feel the whip of the tow load . This leads me to believe if the situation arrives it is probable that the result will be more catastrophic for caravan and tow vehicle and its occupants than a runaway van careering off the highway .
Graham Williams Via email
DISCOVERING THE PODCAST
First up , let me say ‘ love the show ’ ( Rambling On podcast ), which is surprising because I have no ( or now didn ’ t ) have any interest in camping or caravanning . I probably still don ' t but you guys have softened me a little in that direction .
My wife ( Cata ) and I were driving into town and listening to you . We found we couldn ' t turn you off and had to pay extra in the parking area for more time to hear to the end .
Regarding the coffee pod in episode 4 ( see what I did there ? Pod … podcast … oh , never mind ), I thought you might like to know my son , Adrian , goes camping and takes his professional Gaggia coffee machine with him and the family . I think it ' s called ‘ glamping ’ as in glamour camping . I have a great deal of respect for him so doing . We would not have visited the campsite had he not done so .
Regarding ‘ dumping pods ’ ( no pun there ... or was there ?), and not just that segment , hilarious though it all was , it definitely confirmed why we don ' t go camping or caravanning !
Keep it up . Look forward to hearing more about what we have chosen from which to exclude ourselves .
Peter Via email
Thanks for your letter , Peter , and I ’ m glad you ’ re enjoying the show . It ’ s a heck of a lot of fun to record but we really do have to keep our eye on Tim Smith ! As for Paula … don ’ t get me started . Actually , they ’ re both fantastic . It ’ s Simon Diaz we have to worry about ! – Ed
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